Viry-Châtillon: history and sights
Served by: RER D.
Did you know?
Named after two former entities, the parish of Viry-sur-Orge and the hamlet of Châtillon-sur-Seine, merged to form the commune.
Anecdote
On the road from Corbeil to Versailles, two boundary markers decorated with a Phrygian cap are listed as historic monuments.
Around Viry-Châtillon
- Église Saint-Denis, 2100 m away — A 12th-century church, a listed historic monument.
- Château de Viry et ses jardins, 1500 m away — A château turned seminary whose 17th-century gardens are credited to André Le Nôtre.
- Bornes à bonnet phrygien, 2000 m away — Markers no. 11 and 12 on the Corbeil–Versailles road, decorated with a Phrygian cap and listed as historic monuments.